Stade Helvétique de Marseille
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| Full name | Stade Helvétique de Marseille | |
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| Nickname(s) | Les Helvétiques Les Suisses | |
| Founded | 22 July 1904 | |
| Dissolved | 1932 | |
| Ground | Stade des Patronages | |
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Stade Helvétique de Marseille, commonly abbreviated to Stade Helvétique or SH Marseille, was a French
History
The club was created on 22 July 1904 by a committee of the gymnastics from
The following season, the club reached the
In 1911, the Club found themselves in the
In 1913, the club found the lustre of the
At the last pre-war season, the club was eliminated in the quarterfinals by FC Lyon (3–2).[1] The Great War made a clean sweep in Marseille for Olympique de Marseille who benefitted the most from the legacy of the Stade Helvétique, by making Marseille a football town. The club, like many others, closed its doors in 1914 due to lack of competition and ceased operations in 1916.[2]
The club was restored in 1927 with a change of kit, now wearing the same kit of the Swiss football team, red with a white cross.[2] The club, no longer having its stadium located at the Prado, played its games at the Stade de l'Huveaune or at the Stade Montfuron.[2][3] The club intended to acquire land in the place of the now Stade Velodrome thanks to a raffle where the ticket was hidden by one of the organizers. The 1929 crisis considerably weakened the Swiss community living in Marseille and led to the final dissolution of the club in 1932.[3]
References
- ^ a b c d e f "France 1892-1919". RSSSF. Retrieved 2 March 2016.
- ^ a b c "Quand le Stade helvétique était le premier club de Marseille". SOFOOT.com (in French). Retrieved 18 August 2018.
- ^ a b "Stade helvétique de Marseille". histoire.maillots.free.fr. Retrieved 18 August 2018.